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MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot of training to make people look their best. “(A license to do) nails is 600 hours (…
AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses t…
Lawmakers vote to shut down Philippines' largest TV network
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting down a major news provider that had been repeatedly threatened by the preside…
Pope names Draghi, ex-head of European Central Bank to panel
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has been appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican advisory panel, the Holy See said on Friday.
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets $2.5B in added funding
DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle startup Rivian says it has raised another $2.5 billion in funding from accounts advised by investment firm T. Rowe Price.
The Latest: Greece toughens restrictions at one border
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say incoming travelers arriving at the country’s land border with Bulgaria will have to carry a negative COVID-19 test results issued within the previous 72 hours.
US wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting a big increase in energy prices.
US wholesale prices edged down 0.2% in June as food costs fell while energy costs increased
WASHINGTON (AP) — US wholesale prices edged down 0.2% in June as food costs fell while energy costs increased.
Global stocks mixed on contagions increase, economic data
BEIJING (AP) — World markets were mixed on Friday as investors weighed a rise in coronavirus cases in the United States against upbeat economic data in Europe.
France investigating millions in virus unemployment fraud
PARIS (AP) — Organized crime groups sought to defraud the French state of millions of euros meant for workers left jobless by the virus lockdown, prosecutors said Friday.
EU Council head tries to win over 'Frugal Four' on budget
BRUSSELS (AP) — With pressure mounting to reach an agreement on a post-coronavirus economic recovery plan, the president of the European Council on Friday tried to win over the so-called group of “Frugal Four" memb…
Flood-weary Venice puts 'Moses' inflatable barriers to test
ROME (AP) — Venice has conducted a trial run of an ambitious anti-flood system of 78 inflatable barriers in hopes of protecting the lagoon city from devastating high tides.
China auto sales off 22.4% in first half of 2020
BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales rose 1.8% in June over a year earlier but fell by double digits for the first half of 2020 after the country shut down to fight the coronavirus, an industry group reported Friday.
Summer getaway can begin: New UK quarantine rules in place
LONDON (AP) — The traditional British summer getaway to the sun-soaked beaches of the Mediterranean Sea is set to pick up steam Friday as U.K. quarantine restrictions are removed from dozens of countries, including…
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines' largest TV network
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting down a major news provider that had been repeatedly threatened by the preside…
Global stocks mixed after Wall St slips on economy worries
BEIJING (AP) — European stock markets opened higher Friday while Asian prices followed Wall Street lower on worries economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other c…